Rural population, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Rural population, per capita was 0.372 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.372 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.8817 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.372 units per person, in 2025.
That places Thailand 100th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8817 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8804 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.8791 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8778 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8766 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8753 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.874 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8725 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8709 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8691 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8671 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8643 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8608 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8568 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8524 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8478 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8433 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.839 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8351 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8317 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8292 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8272 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8256 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8242 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.823 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8218 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8205 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.819 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8172 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8149 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8119 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8064 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7977 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7866 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7734 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7589 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7436 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.728 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7128 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6984 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6854 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6726 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6593 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6457 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6321 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6187 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6056 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.593 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.581 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.57 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.56 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.552 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5463 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5417 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5369 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5305 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5212 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5077 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4542 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4407 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4276 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4149 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4026 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3907 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3813 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.372 units per person | -2.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.372 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.372 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8758 units per person | 0.8691 units per person | 0.8817 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8498 units per person | 0.8317 units per person | 0.8671 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8223 units per person | 0.8149 units per person | 0.8292 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7618 units per person | 0.6984 units per person | 0.8119 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6263 units per person | 0.57 units per person | 0.6854 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5191 units per person | 0.4407 units per person | 0.56 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3982 units per person | 0.372 units per person | 0.4276 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 97 French Polynesia 0.3824 units per person compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 0.3761 units per person compare
- 99 Serbia 0.3736 units per person compare
- 101 North Macedonia 0.3711 units per person compare
- 102 Morocco 0.3687 units per person compare
- 103 Kiribati 0.3661 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 37.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Thailand?
- Rural population, per capita in Thailand was 0.372 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8817 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.372 units per person in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for rural population, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 100th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.